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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 170 

Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 25, 2023 

Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. COONS) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day. 

Whereas April 25 of each year is recognized internationally 

as World Malaria Day; 

Whereas malaria is a leading cause of death and disease in 

many developing countries, with nearly 1⁄2 of all cases 

globally occurring in only 4 countries, despite being preventable and treatable; 

Whereas, at of the end of 2021, there were an estimated 

247,000,000 malaria cases in 84 endemic countries and 

619,000 deaths from malaria; 

Whereas young children and pregnant women are particularly 

vulnerable to, and disproportionately affected by, malaria, 

with children younger than 5 years of age accounting for 

76 percent of malaria deaths each year; 


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Whereas, between 2019 and 2021, an estimated additional 

13,400,000 cases of malaria were attributed to disruptions during that period of the COVID–19 pandemic; 

Whereas malaria was once a leading cause of death in the 

United States; 

Whereas fighting malaria is in the national interest of the 

United States because reducing the risk of malaria protects members of the Armed Forces and other people of 

the United States serving overseas in malaria-endemic regions, and reducing malaria deaths helps to lower risks 

of instability in less developed countries; 

Whereas the support of the United States for efforts to fight 

malaria— 

(1) is in the diplomatic and moral interests of the 

United States; 

(2) generates goodwill toward the United States; and 

(3) highlights the values of the people of the United 

States through the work of governmental, nongovernmental, and faith-based organizations of the United 

States; 

Whereas, between 2000 and 2021, global investments made 

in malaria intervention programs averted an estimated 

2,000,000,000 malaria cases and 11,700,000 malaria 

deaths; 

Whereas the Government of the United States has played a 

leading role in the recent progress made toward reducing 

the global burden of malaria, particularly through the 

President’s Malaria Initiative and the contribution of the 

United States to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; 


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Whereas, in fiscal year 2021, the President’s Malaria Initiative protected nearly 100,000,000 individuals by providing them with insecticide-treated bednets, more than 

21,000,000 individuals by providing them with indoor insecticide spraying, more than 8,000,000 children by providing them with seasonal preventive treatments, and 

more than 5,000,000 women by providing them with preventive treatments in pregnancy; 

Whereas the United States is the largest donor to the Global 

Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and 

every $1 contributed by the United States leverages an 

additional $2 from other donors, as required by law; and 

Whereas the Government of the United States is pursuing a 

comprehensive approach to ending malaria deaths 

through the President’s Malaria Initiative and the United 

States Agency for International Development, with assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of State, the Department of Health 

and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, 

the Department of Defense, and private sector entities: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of World Ma3 laria Day; 

4 (2) recognizes the importance of reducing ma5 laria prevalence and deaths to improve overall child 

6 and maternal health, especially in sub-Saharan Afri7 ca; 

8 (3) commends the recent progress made toward 

9 reducing global malaria morbidity, mortality, and 


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1 prevalence, particularly through the efforts of the 

2 President’s Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund 

3 to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; 

4 (4) commends the efforts and achievements of 

5 endemic countries in preventing and treating ma6 laria at home, with locally driven programs; 

7 (5) welcomes ongoing public-private partner8 ships to research and develop more effective and af9 fordable tools for malaria prevention, diagnosis, 

10 treatment, and vaccination; 

11 (6) recognizes the goals, priorities, and authori12 ties to combat malaria set forth in the Tom Lantos 

13 and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership 

14 Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Re15 authorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–293; 

16 122 Stat. 2918); 

17 (7) supports efforts to reduce malaria case inci18 dence and malaria mortality rates by not less than 

19 90 percent by 2030; 

20 (8) supports continued leadership by the United 

21 States in bilateral, multilateral, and private sector 

22 efforts to combat malaria and to work with devel23 oping countries to create long-term strategies to in24 crease ownership over malaria programs; and 


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1 (9) encourages other members of the inter2 national community to sustain and increase their 

3 support for, and financial contributions to, efforts to 

4 combat malaria worldwide. 

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